Science Chapter 1 Vocab

2. The study of matter and energy and the interactions between them.
6. A system of moral values;a theory of proper conduct.
8. The study of the composition, structure, and properties of matter, and the changes that take place in the matter.
10. A model, often expressed as a mathematical equation, that describes phenomena under certain conditions.
11. An ongoing, orderly, cyclical approach used to investigate the world.
12. God's commands that direct us to exercise wise and good dominion over His creation to the glory of God and for the benefit of fellow humans.
14. A standardized system of measurement units used for science.
15. A workable explanation of description of a phenomenon.
16. the degree of exactness of a measurement; can indicate the closeness or repeatability of measurements.

1. An initial, testable explanation of a phenomenon that stimulates and guides scientific investigation
3. The study of non-living matter and energy.
4. Data that is based on matter or quantities; includes a number and a unit, also known as quantitative data.
5. A model that explains a related set of phenomena;can be used to predict unobserved aspects of the phenomena.
7. A basis upon which a model is assessed, taking into account how well it explains or describes a set of observations and how well it explains or describes a set of observations an how well the models makes observations.
9. The systematic study of the universe that produces observation, inferences, and models, including the products that it creates through this systematic study.
13. the comparison of a measurement to an accepted or expected value.